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Landmarks: 50 years into a star-studded career, Tom Dreesen holds tight to south suburban roots
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoTom Dreesen wasn’t long into his career as a comedian when he had the opportunity to meet one of his professional heroes. He and humorist Jack Benny, already long famous, appeared together on ...
As memories of a Chicago nightclub echo, a Johnny Carson book is set to arrive
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO -- It can be argued that the corner of Rush and Bellevue Streets on Chicago's Near North...
Unearthing the brilliance and playfulness of Ring Lardner in ‘Frank Chance’s Diamond’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoNames fade, even names as distinctive as Ring Lardner, who was for a time as popular, famous and...
Daywatch: Stalled Justice, Part 2
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood morning, Chicago. In reporting on the unprecedented delays in Cook County courts, one of the questions we’ve gotten is a simple one: Why? We’re taking our best shot at explaining that today ...
In ‘Out of the Loop,’ comics talk about the growing pains of stand-up comedy in Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Stand-up comedy has not always been part of the entertainment landscape and to prove that point, I give you this story. One late afternoon in 1978, Rick Uchwat picked up the telephone ...
